Taken 2

Liam Neeson is back playing one of the most overly protective (and badass) fathers out in cinema in 'Taken 2.' Don't believe us? Then that means you haven't seen the trailers, and if that's the case then shame on you.

The 'Taken 2' trailer is here and it brings with it everything you'd expect: people being taken, crusty Eurotrash bad guys and Liam Neeson being a badass. It's beauty is in its simplicity.

While 'The Avengers' and 'The Amazing Spider-Man' offered all kinds of superpowered throw-downs, fans of more traditional ass-kicking have plenty to look forward to in 2012. Between 'The Bourne Legacy' and 'Taken 2,' action buffs will surely find enough shattered skulls and crushed throats to meet their yearly quota. If glowering, stone-faced heroes obliterating random mercenaries is your kind of

We got a trailer yesterday for 'Taken 2' and today we get a poster which doesn't seem like it took a particular set of skills to work up.

'Taken 2' sees the return of Liam Neeson but instead of being the one on the hunt (remember in the original when he used his particular set of skills to save his daughter?), now he's the hunted.

Yes, yes. We know. Liam Neeson’s ‘Taken’ killer has a very particular set of skills. Skills he has acquired over a very long career. Skills that make him a nightmare for people like us. Those skills gave him a hit. Next they’ll give him a sequel, and that upcoming film has a poster and stills (but sadly no badass tagline like last time).

Liam Neeson has a very particular set of skills. Skills that have transformed this actor, once known for his dramatic, Oscar-nominated work, into an action star. Just in the past few years he's starred in 'Taken,' 'Clash of the Titans,' 'A-Team,' 'Unknown' and this Friday's 'Battleship.' And now he's got his own action franchise as 'Taken 2' is set to hit theaters later this year. Let's take a fir